Andy Sutton, Glen Metropolit, Marty Turco, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Andrew Ladd, Domonic Moore, and Shaone Morrisonn all found new homes during this week, while Todd White was traded to the New York Rangers and Erik Johnson re-signed with the Blues for two years.

Despite all of that, the Washington Capitals remained the busiest team.

It all began when Maxime Talbot fired shots at Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin.

"I just hate the guy," said Talbot. "He's a real (expletive)."

The team also re-signed 26-year-old, 23-goal scorer Tomas Fleischmann before acquiring tough guy D.J. King from the Blues for prospect Stefan Della Rovere.

Yes, it was another busy week in the National Hockey League. Here is a look at some of the things that could go down in the next week.

Tomas Kaberle trade imminent?

The National Post (via Montreal Gazette ) is reporting that a Kaberle trade could be imminent, but Brian Burke says that part of the delay is due to the Ilya Kovalchuk situation.

Once Ilya Kovalchuk officially signs with a team, Tomas Kaberle will be the most sought after player available. Kaberle's no-trade window ends August 15.

Sharks, Bruins want to bring back Thornton, Chara

The Boston Globe is reporting that the San Jose Sharks would like to re-sign Joe Thornton before the end of the 2010-11 season.

In the same report, the Globe's Craig Custance says that the Boston Bruins would also like to re-sign their star player, Zdeno Chara, before he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

Blue Jackets no longer interested in Kaberle?

The Toronto Sun's Dave Fuller is reporting that the Columbus Blue Jackets will most likely stop pursuing Tomas Kaberle. The re-signing of Anton Stralman may have something to do with that.

However, the Columbus Dispatch's Aaron Portzline is reporting that the Blue Jackets are still looking at adding another defenceman to the team.

Richards likely staying in Dallas

Mike Heika from the Dallas Morning News is reporting that the Stars want to keep Brad Richards, and he wants to stay in Dallas.

Richards has been linked to trade talks with the Maple Leafs and is in the final year of his contract.

Aaron Asham's status

PortageOnline.com has reported that Vancouver and Edmonton have shown interest in Aaron Asham. The 31-year-old wants to return to Philadelphia, but the Flyers have very little cap space remaining.

Detroit, Maltby still talking

The Detroit News is reporting that the Detroit Red Wings and Kirk Maltby are still talking.

Maltby's agent Anton Thun told the news, "It's been a phone tag. At this point, Kirk's preference is clearly to play for the Red Wings."

Avalanche negotiating with Mueller, Stewart

The Denver Post is reporting that the Colorado Avalanche are still in talks with young forwards Peter Mueller and Chris Stewart.

Mueller and Stewart are both 22 years old and both made $850,000 last season.

Mueller scored 13 goals while adding 24 assists in 69 games last season, while Stewart scored 28 goals and assisted on another 36 in 77 games.

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